Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (23.45%), followed by Jefferson County (21.27%), and Christian County (20.83%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.

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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015
Fulton
Jefferson
Christian
Fayette
Union
Hardin
McCracken
Franklin
Warren
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Fulton County 23.45
2 Jefferson County 21.27
3 Christian County 20.83
4 Fayette County 14.61
5 Union County 12.77
6 Hardin County 11.93
7 McCracken County 10.85
8 Franklin County 10.63
9 Warren County 9.32
10 Simpson County 9.21
11 Hickman County 9.17
12 Todd County 7.81
13 Henderson County 7.67
14 Boyle County 7.61
15 Martin County 7.08
15 Shelby County 7.08
16 Trigg County 7.07
17 Marion County 6.88
18 Hopkins County 6.44
19 Logan County 6.26
20 Lyon County 6.05
21 Mason County 5.96
22 Washington County 5.93
23 McCreary County 5.84
24 Bourbon County 5.78
25 Caldwell County 5.47
26 Scott County 5.36
27 Nelson County 5.04
28 Taylor County 4.98
29 Woodford County 4.82
30 Daviess County 4.76
31 Kenton County 4.7
32 Clark County 4.69
33 Muhlenberg County 4.6
34 Hart County 4.55
35 Madison County 4.4
36 Oldham County 4.38
37 Morgan County 4.27
38 Graves County 4.19
39 Clay County 4.09
40 Barren County 3.97
41 Calloway County 3.95
42 Webster County 3.92
43 Jessamine County 3.78
44 Elliott County 3.51
45 Mercer County 3.43
46 Ballard County 3.16
47 Meade County 3.04
48 Boone County 2.99
49 Larue County 2.98
50 Campbell County 2.9
51 Adair County 2.85
52 Boyd County 2.75
53 Henry County 2.59
54 Cumberland County 2.54
54 Montgomery County 2.54
55 Menifee County 2.46
56 Bell County 2.34
57 Lincoln County 2.23
58 Harlan County 2.11
59 Anderson County 2.06
60 Monroe County 2.05
61 Green County 2.02
62 Garrard County 2
63 Breckinridge County 1.99
64 Harrison County 1.95
65 Rowan County 1.77
66 Edmonson County 1.7
67 Spencer County 1.67
68 Metcalfe County 1.66
69 Carroll County 1.62
70 Wayne County 1.61
71 Lee County 1.57
72 Perry County 1.49
73 Gallatin County 1.38
74 Fleming County 1.33
75 Carlisle County 1.3
76 Bath County 1.25
77 Knox County 1.2
78 Hancock County 1.15
79 Grayson County 1.14
80 Owen County 1.12
81 Pulaski County 1.08
82 Bullitt County 0.99
82 Crittenden County 0.99
83 Ohio County 0.98
84 Allen County 0.97
85 Floyd County 0.92
86 McLean County 0.83
87 Grant County 0.79
88 Greenup County 0.78
88 Powell County 0.78
89 Knott County 0.75
90 Whitley County 0.74
91 Pendleton County 0.73
92 Pike County 0.71
93 Nicholas County 0.67
94 Laurel County 0.64
95 Casey County 0.63
96 Carter County 0.59
96 Russell County 0.59
97 Letcher County 0.54
98 Butler County 0.53
99 Owsley County 0.52
100 Clinton County 0.48
101 Livingston County 0.47
101 Trimble County 0.47
102 Bracken County 0.43
102 Breathitt County 0.43
103 Lewis County 0.42
104 Estill County 0.36
105 Johnson County 0.35
106 Leslie County 0.33
106 Marshall County 0.33
106 Robertson County 0.33
107 Lawrence County 0.32
108 Wolfe County 0.28
109 Rockcastle County 0.24
110 Jackson County 0.23
111 Magoffin County 0.18